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Religion, Race/Ethnicity, and Beliefs about Poverty

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  • Matthew O. Hunt

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Objective. Although an expanding literature on “stratification beliefs” has developed over the past three decades, research has neglected relationships between religion and beliefs about poverty and other inequalities. This study examines the relationship between religious affiliation and “individualistic,”“structuralist,” and “fatalistic” beliefs about the causes of poverty, and compares the beliefs of African Americans, Latinos, and whites. Methods. Survey data collected in 1993 from a sample of southern Californians are used to test whether several religious affiliations (Protestant, Catholic, Jew, “other religion,” and nonaffiliation) shape beliefs about poverty after controlling for race/ethnicity, SES, gender, and age. In addition, the question of whether African Americans, Latinos, and whites differ in the effects of key religious affiliations is examined. Results. Significant religious affiliation effects are found, net of sociodemographic controls. Protestants and Catholics are strongest on individualistic beliefs; Jews and followers of “other” religions are strongest on structuralist beliefs; Catholics and Jews are strongest on fatalistic beliefs. Finally, race/ethnic differences are found for the effects of key religious affiliations. Conclusion. The analyses demonstrate “religious factors” shaping beliefs about poverty, and reinforce the growing body of evidence that affiliations such as Protestant and Catholic have distinctive meanings and effects along race/ethnic lines in the United States.

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  • Matthew O. Hunt, 2002. "Religion, Race/Ethnicity, and Beliefs about Poverty," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 83(3), pages 810-831, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:83:y:2002:i:3:p:810-831
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00116
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    1. Gottfried Schweiger, 2019. "Religion and poverty," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(1), pages 1-3, December.
    2. Oluwaseun A. Oyebamiji & Mohsin Khan, 2023. "Multidimensional poverty in South‐West Nigeria: Empirical insights from a household survey in Osun State," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(2), pages 227-250, June.
    3. Matthew O. Hunt & George Wilson, 2011. "Introduction," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 634(1), pages 6-15, March.
    4. Rebecca Sager, 2018. "Systems over Service: Changing Systems of Inequality through Congregational Political Engagement," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 173-180.

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